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Catheter ablation procedure for wpw... is that the usual treatment? how successful is it?
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See below.: Ablation can be extremely successful and is the stadard of care.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Catheter ablation : Yes standard treatment , for most success is around 95-98%
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